His departure serves Michael and I as a reminder of how important it is to not only cherish the time we all have together, but also to take care of yourself while you are here. These sudden heart attacks run deep in this families genes and it is something Michael and I discuss every few months. We both get physicals once a year and our doctors are well aware of this problem. Yet it is still a very frighting and very realistic threat. I hope those of you that read this, will remember to be thankful for your loved ones and above all, take care of yourself.
David was a special person in my life. He was the closet thing to an uncle that I have ever known. Yet, it had never once crossed my mind to share this with him. He (along with his siblings and mother) always made me feel like I had been in the family forever. I always felt he went out of his way to make sure I got to know him better. I loved listening to him tell me his favorite stories about Michael when he was a kid, he made the best homemade beef jerky I've ever tasted, and he was one of the best two steppers I've ever danced with. We had been in the process of working off 7 dances together that I apparently owed him from our wedding. We made it down to 3 dances left.
I will be forever grateful that we went to Lubbock back in March so we could spend time with famiy and unknown to us, get to see and visit with David one final time. I'll never forget as he left, we spoke of our 3 dances and he winked at me (as he does to everyone) as he walked out the door. It wasn't but five minutes later he called back to Nana's house to talk to me about our dances. :)
He was a warm, happy and friendly soul; and one that is going to be missed dearly.
We love you David. You will always be in all of our hearts.
David Moorhead
April 6, 1960 - May 14, 2008
